Sunset Tower Towers above the Sunset Strip

We like to fly. We have luxury twin-engine helicopters at our disposal and know Los Angeles as well from the air as we know it driving on the wide boulevards and narrow hillside streets. A private tour combining both an aerial circuit of the city from downtown to the coast plus a ground tour in our smooth driving SUV truly allows our guests to really get to know Los Angeles. One of the fun “pathways” we like to follow as we fly low over the city is along the Sunset Strip. This stretch of Sunset Boulevard between Beverly Hills and Hollywood is famous throughout the world thanks to the countless films, television shows, commercial advertisements and photographs created along this glitzy roadway. The Strip is forever populated by fashionable restaurants, luxury hotels, bars and nightclubs and every block, every building, has a story to tell. Pictured above is the Sunset Tower. A notable art deco structure located on a gentle curve along the famed boulevard it commands your attention as you fly over or pass by. The address and the building was an easy sell to celebrities happy to call it home: John Wayne, Howard Hughes, Frank Sinatra, Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe and too many other famous names to list. Opened in 1931 it was THE place to live for a long time…but not forever. The 80s saw a decline in the property that ultimately ended in its conversion to a hotel. That seemed to do the trick and a new cadre of famous players turned out to spend their Hollywood days and nights here. With its charm and excellent location the Sunset Tower is a wonderful accommodation that well suits many of our Los Angeles private tour guests. If staying here is not in your plans at least plan to drop in for a drink and soak up some fine Hollywood history.